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Osama Al-Zain
Osama Al-Zain ( ar, أسامة الزين) is a Palestinian filmmaker and writer. He received his undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Jordan. After winning the Moris Sheer Award for short videos at The International Competition for Students Artist sponsored by Savannah College of Art and Design, he moved to the USA to pursue his graduate studies in film and video. He finished his Master's degree of Arts in Film and Video from the American University, in Washington DCbr> Osama Al-Zain has worked on documentaries about social and political issues. His credits include writing, producing, and directing shorts, documentaries, and public service announcements. ''Transparency'', a 200https://web.archive.org/web/20080720090612/http://www.mediarights.org/film/transparency.php] award-winning documentar which he produced and directed, was screened in more than 16 cities in the US, Europe and the Middle East. In 2005 Al-Zain released ''Palestine Post 9/11'a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osama Portrait
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (10 March 1957 – 2 May 2011) was a Saudi-born extremist militant who founded al-Qaeda and served as its leader from 1988 until his death in 2011. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, his group is designated as a terrorist group by the United Nations Security Council, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union, and various countries. Belonging to the wealthy Bin Laden family, Osama bin Laden was born in Saudi Arabia. His father was Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, a Saudi millionaire from Hadhramaut, Yemen, and the founder of the construction company, Saudi Binladin Group. His mother, Alia Ghanem, was from a secular middle-class family in Latakia, Syria. He studied at university in the country until 1979, when he joined Mujahideen forces in Pakistan fighting against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. He helped to fund the Mujahideen by funneling arms, money, and fighters from the Arab world into Afghanistan, and gained popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
